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Monday, November 22, 2021

How forcefully today’s scriptures challenge us to attend to the ominous nature of the Kingdom’s definitive in-breaking! The call echoes through Jeremiah’s prophecy: “In those days, in that time” and in Paul’s letter: “at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones. Amen.” The theme intensifies toward a crescendo in Luke: “there will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth ... dismay and perplexity.” People will be scared to death-literally-“in anticipation of what is coming upon the world,” as “seas and waves roar” and “the powers of heaven will be shaken.” And all of this will be just a prelude to “the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.” In the face of this “awful” (that is, filled-with-awe) ending, Jesus warns his disciples to guard against two equally debilitating extremes, both of which seem to be trademarks of our contemporary culture: deadening diversion on one hand, and frantic anxiety on the other.

Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man. Luke 21:36.

Con qué fuerza las Escrituras de hoy nos desafían a prestar atención a la naturaleza inquietante de la irrupción definitiva del Reino. La llamada resuena en la profecía de Jeremías: “En aquellos días, en aquel tiempo” y en la carta de Pablo: “en la venida de nuestro Señor Jesús con todos sus santos. Amén”. El tema se intensifica con aumento en Lucas: “habrá señales en el sol, la luna y las estrellas, y en la tierra ... consternación y perplejidad”. La gente estará muerta de miedo -literalmente- “en previsión de lo que vendrá sobre el mundo”, ya que “rugirán los mares y las olas” y “las potencias del reino serán sacudidas”. Y todo esto será el preludio de que “el Hijo del hombre vendrá en una nube con poder y gran gloria”. Ante este final “asombroso” (es decir, lleno de estupefacción), Jesús advierte a sus discípulos que se cuiden de dos extremos igualmente debilitantes, que parecen ser marcas registradas de nuestra cultura contemporánea: la diversión mortífera, por un lado, y la ansiedad frenética, por otro.

Velen, pues, y hagan oración continuamente, para que puedan escapar de todo lo que ha de suceder y comparecer seuros ante el Hijo del hombre. Lucas 21, 36

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